SmackDown Is Alive and Well

I think the Teddy Long vs. John Laurinaitis angle leads to a scraping of the brands and one championship in the future.

It also means when Christian, Alberto Del Rio and Mark Henry all come to defend John Laurinaitis, SmackDown will have more wrestlers at its disposal, and there will be an angle that will involve Long, Laurinaitis and Triple H.

Justin Gabriel Is Getting a Push

I hope this means the WWE is now committed to making midcard talent viable. We saw this with the elimination match on SmackDown and tonight with Marella and then Gabriel.

If Gabriel gets into an angle with Swagger, this is a good thing for SmackDown and the WWE. Let's hope cross-brand matches continue.

Also, I think with his look and skill, Gabriel could be a Ricky Steamboat-type of wrestler. Definitely not as good as Steamboat, but enough charisma and varying moves to make people stand up and take notice.

And he and someone like a Drew McIntyre could make some noise on SmackDown in the next few weeks.